Lyrics to
Need-A-Man Blues

This version of Need-A-Man Blues was released by Donna Summer in 1975.

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Another Monday morning
Another five day week ahead
Such a lonely weekend
Sleeping in a half filled bed

Got those need-a-man blues
I need a man so bad
Got those need-a-man blues
And it’s driving me mad

All the evening people
Dressing up just to get undressed
And me I’m stuck at home
Losing more and gaining less

Got those need-a-man blues
I need a man so bad
Got those need-a-man blues
And it’s driving me mad

Emptiness inside
Empty as a glass in my hand
Whisky friend of mine
Help me make it easy without

Got those need-a-man blues
I need a man so bad
Got those need-a-man blues
And it’s driving me mad

Baby baby baby
Goes the singer on my hi-fi
Honey honey honey
My reply

Got those need-a-man blues
I need a man so bad
Got those need-a-man blues
And it’s driving me mad

Emptiness inside
Empty as a glass in my hand
Whisky friend of mine
Help me make it easy without

Got those need-a-man blues
I need a man so bad
Got those need-a-man blues
And it’s driving me mad

Another Monday morning
Another five day week ahead
Such a lonely weekend
Sleeping in a half filled bed

Got those need-a-man blues
I need a man so bad
Got those need-a-man blues
And it’s driving me mad

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About Lyrics and Need-A-Man Blues by Donna Summer

The lyrics to Need-A-Man Blues are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Donna Summer used when the song was created in 1975. The lyrics to Need-A-Man Blues have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Donna Summer and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Need-A-Man Blues by Donna Summer. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Need-A-Man Blues" means the words set to the music of Need-A-Man Blues, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Donna Summer. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Need-A-Man Blues and the lyrics to Need-A-Man Blues are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Donna Summer who came here looking just for the lyrics to Need-A-Man Blues, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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